Former Ghana Goalkeeper Backs Sulley Muntari for Black Stars Squad Ahead of Nigeria Tie

• Richard Kingston believes Sulley Muntari could make a return to the Black Stars for the upcoming World Cup play-offs against Nigeria
• Muntari signed a one-year contract with the Phobians after almost two years without a club as he seeks to give his career one last dance
• The former Ghana midfielder featured as Hearts of Oak were held to a goalless draw in the Super Clash on Sunday at the Accra Sports Stadium

Former Ghana goalkeeper Richard Kingston has tipped his former teammate Sulley Muntari to return to the Black Stars for the upcoming World Cup playoff against Nigeria.

Coach Otto Addo's team will lock horns with the Super Eagles in the first leg of the final hurdle for the FIFA World Cup playoffs on March 25 at Cape Coast Stadium with the return leg scheduled for Abuja four days later.

And ahead of the fierce contest, Kingston, who is now the current goalkeeper's coach for Ghana, is backing the UEFA Champions League winner to earn a call up to the team.

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In an interview with Hot FM, Kingston said the former AC Milan midfielder could make a return to the senior national team following his sterling display in Hearts of Oak's game against Asante Kotoko last Sunday.

"He [Muntari] has done well for Hearts of Oak since he joined. I know he has the character to play for any team but I didn't expect him to do much in the Super Clash against Kotoko. We need players like him in the national team. Muntari is a great player so i think he can even be named in the Ghana squad [to face Nigeria]

Kingston line-up alongside Muntari for many years in the Black Stars, with the pair forming part of the team that qualified for Ghana’s first-ever World Cup in 2006.

Former AC Milan star signs for Hearts of Oak

Ghanaian football giants, Hearts of Oak, announced the signing of former AC Milan and Inter Milan star, Sulley Muntari earlier this month.

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The legendary Ghanaian midfielder penned a one-year deal with the 2000 CAF Champions League winners.

In a lovely video to announce his arrival, the Phobians went back to pick one of his best goals which came in the game against Uruguay at the 2010 World Cup.

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Earlier, Sports Brief reported that Pitso Mosimane, one of the best coaches on the continent has praised former AC Milan and Inter star Sulley Muntari for making a return to the Ghana Premier League.

Sulley Aliu Muntari joined Accra Hearts of Oak in the transfer window on a year deal after an illustrious career in Europe, where he won the UEFA Champions League with Inter Milan.

Al Ahly coach, Pitso Mosimane who has been monitoring events in Ghana before the Super Clash between Hearts and Kotoko expressed delight in seeing Muntari return to the domestic league.